PlainTeacher

School district · New Mexico · LEAID 3502550

Tatum Municipal Schools

Tatum Municipal Schools sits in the highest third of New Mexico districts on estimated teacher pay at $85,956 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Tatum Municipal Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$85,956
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$26,836
Per-pupil spending
298
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in NM
$85,956

Tatum Municipal Schools sits in the highest third of New Mexico districts on estimated teacher pay at $85,956 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $85,956, above the national average of $70,245, serving 298 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Tatum Municipal Schools sits in the highest third of New Mexico districts on estimated teacher pay at $85,956 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 96th percentile for New Mexico
  • 81st percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Mexico ranks #20 of 49 on the salary estimate and #36 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Tatum Municipal Schools ranks #3 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil
  • +45.9% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

Keep this district in your shortlist

Save it in this browser, then return when PlainTeacher adds a newer public-data release. No account or personal details required.

View saved

Instructional payroll mix vs New Mexico median

Among 89 New Mexico districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Tatum Municipal Schools's instructional payroll puts 65.1% into regular program , 8.8 points below the state median of 74.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Tatum Municipal NM median Gap
Regular program 65.1% 74.0% -8.8 pp
Special education 18.0% 17.0% +1.0 pp
Vocational programs 10.7% 4.0% +6.7 pp
Other programs 6.1% 3.3% +2.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 89 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3502550 · FY2023.

LEAID 3502550 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Tatum Municipal F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +24% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-MID P81 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-TINY 298 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Zuni FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $85,956 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in New Mexico · P81 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Zuni ($2,915est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Tatum Municipal

Salary neighbourhood · Tatum Municipal

Tatum Municipal already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Tatum Municipal

Tatum Municipal Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$85,956 Top 19% higher than 81% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Tatum Municipal Schools $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Tatum Municipal in New Mexico's upper-third pay band

Same 70 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Tatum Municipal Schools ranks #3 of 70 New Mexico districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Penasco Independent Schools pay #1 at $148,037 is not Jal Public Schools spending #1 at $47,829 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Tatum Municipal Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Jal Public Schools leads spending at $47,829 per pupil; Penasco Independent Schools leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Tatum Municipal Schools

  • This is a contracting district: 355 students in FY2020 down to 298 in FY2023, a 16.1% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.
  • It is a very small district (298 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,836 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$85,955.556

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Mexico price level
91.0 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$94,476

+10% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Mexico run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how New Mexico compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Tatum Municipal Schools

What the Numbers Say About Tatum Municipal Schools

Tatum Municipal Schools is a small school district in New Mexico, serving 298 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,836. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $85,956, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3502550 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Mexico statewide average of $69,282, teacher pay in Tatum Municipal Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 24.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Mexico, it pays more than 96% of them. New Mexico itself ranks #20 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Tatum Municipal Schools reports $8.0M in total expenditure against $9.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Tatum Municipal Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New Mexico average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Tatum Municipal Schools $85,956
Albuquerque Public Schools $74,657
New Mexico avg $69,282
National avg $70,245

Tatum Municipal Schools pays +15.1% more than Albuquerque Public Schools · per-pupil $26,836 vs $17,560

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable New Mexico districts

Zuni Public Schools is Tatum Municipal Schools's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Zuni Public Schools
  2. Cobre Consolidated Schools
  3. Cuba Independent Schools
  4. Pecos Independent Schools
  5. Dora Municipal Schools
  6. Jal Public Schools
  7. Mountainair Public Schools
  8. Logan Municipal Schools
  9. Dulce Independent Schools
  10. Mora Independent Schools
  11. Melrose Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Zuni Public Schools
  2. Loving Municipal Schools
  3. Penasco Independent Schools
  4. Eunice Municipal Schools
  5. Jemez Valley Public Schools
  6. Mora Independent Schools
  7. Fort Sumner Municipal Schools
  8. Chama Valley Indep. Schools
  9. Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools
  10. Lordsburg Municipal Schools
  11. Cobre Consolidated Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Tatum Municipal Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Tatum Municipal Schools: closest on enrollment (298 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($85,956 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$9.0M
Total Revenue
$8.0M
Total Expenditure
$2.2M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Tatum Municipal Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Mexico Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Mexico districts belongs to Pecos Independent Schools at $96,768. Only second place separates it from the ceiling: among the 51 districts of comparable size, Tatum Municipal Schools is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Montana and Missouri are the states closest to New Mexico on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all New Mexico districts →

Other New Mexico Districts

Smaller-district sample from 69 New Mexico peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

T Or C Municipal Schools
$64,673
1,287 students
Socorro Consolidated Schools
$70,856
1,438 students
West Las Vegas Public Schools
$68,118
1,555 students
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools
$60,658
1,630 students
Ruidoso Municipal Schools
$66,547
1,820 students
Taos Municipal Schools
$62,124
2,267 students

This is a sample of 6 from 69 New Mexico districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tatum Municipal Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Tatum Municipal Schools?

The average teacher salary in Tatum Municipal Schools is $85,956 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Tatum Municipal Schools teacher pay compare to the New Mexico average?

Tatum Municipal Schools pays 24.1% more than the New Mexico state average of $69,282. The district's average is $85,956.

How does Tatum Municipal Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Tatum Municipal Schools pays 22.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $85,956.

What is the per-pupil spending in Tatum Municipal Schools?

Tatum Municipal Schools spends approximately $26,836 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Tatum Municipal Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Tatum Municipal Schools's total expenditure of $8.0M (NCES FY2023).

Next read for Tatum Municipal Schools
Disclaimer & data sources

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher

Cite, share, embed & editorial notes

Share this district data

Download a sourced data card or share the canonical district profile.

X Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email
Embed this widget

Copy this snippet to embed a live-linked card on your own site.

Editorial standards & source notes

According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Tatum Municipal Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.